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- https://www.bbc.co.uk/taster/pilots/state-of-terror
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Religious Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
An interactive media report by BBC journalist Peter Taylor on the inner workings of Islamic State. The site is arranged in chapters (e.g. Financing Terror, Recruits. Kidnap and Ransom) and includes interactive graphics, film footage and interviews with senior IS members. STATE OF TERROR’s producer, Freddie Martin, is interviewed about the making of the project.
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- http://euscreen.eu/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Archives/Museums, Blogs, Journals, Streaming/Download, Video Sources
The new EUscreen portal features content from over twenty archives and broadcasters across Europe, bringing together videos, stills, text and audio that provide an insight into the social, cultural, political and economic events that have shaped the 20th and 21st centuries. The content is freely available and offers researchers and academics the chance to study and compare the development of European television history across national borders. Much of the content on the new site is organised by series entry, allowing users to more easily trace not only the progress of historical events but also the changing modes of television production across the decades. A unified metadata schema unites Europe’s heterogenous audiovisual collections and provides a rich and detailed level of description which will enable researchers to contextualise the material and place it in its proper historical, social and technological environment. The new version of the portal supports html5 playout which allows the content to be viewed on mobile devices and tablets.
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- http://webtv.un.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, History, Politics and Government
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Organisations, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Video Sources
News and information from the United Nations is provided ‘live and on demand’, by this site which features a broad range of video and audio material covering the entire history of the organisation from the 1940s to the present day. Recent events are covered by the ‘Live Now’ and ‘Meetings and Events’ section, featuring daily coverage from the Security Council, General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, as well as Conferences, briefings and other events from the United Nations Headquarters in New York and the UN Office in Geneva. Older material can be found in the ‘News and Features’ and ‘Topics and Issues’ sections, where users can filter their search by Observer, Member State, and a range of topics including Agriculture, AIDS, Health, Human Rights, Refugees, Terrorism, Water and Women. A separate resource - the Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL) - comprises a range of radio and video material documenting the history of major international legal instruments, with footage of negotiations, Conventions, and Declarations, together with a selection of interviews with. All the material is freely available.
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- https://fresques.ina.fr/jalons/accueil
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Current Affairs, French Studies, History
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download, Video Sources
A joint initiative by INA and the French Ministry for Education, this is an educational resource which uses material from INA’s archives to present a collection of thousands of film and television clips covering 100 years of events, from 1913 - 2012. Each clip is accompanied by a synopsis, credits, a transcript, and essays which look both at the historical context and how the clips themselves depict the events.
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- http://www.filmsforaction.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Current Affairs, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Social Welfare
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Video Sources
The mission of Films for Action is to fight against the homogenisation and conformity of the mainstream US media. This American site features thousands of films, videos, news items, and articles relating to social, environmental, and media issues not covered by the mainstream news. The core of the site is the video list: content can be filtered by a subject search and the films are free to view. Among the subjects covered are Elections and Democracy, Net Neutrality, Peak Oil and Terrorism.
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- https://newbooksnetwork.com/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Current Affairs, Dance, Drama, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Food, French Studies, Genetics, Geography, German Studies, History, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Physics, Politics and Government, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology, Women’s Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Podcasting, Reviews, Streaming/Download
This is a useful place to visit to keep track of recently published books in academia and scholarly research. The site consists of a series of podcasts/interviews in which authors and academics discuss their new publications.
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- https://ecfr.eu/podcasts
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, French Studies, German Studies, Languages, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an independent pan-European think-tank, which was founded in 2007 to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of a coherent and effective European values-based foreign policy. The ECFR’s podcasts - which are available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - cover current European issues, particularly questions on the European Union, and Europe’s place in the wider world, especially with regard to China, the Middle East and Africa, and Russia.
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- Link
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/marketing/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Archaeology, Biology, Business Studies, Current Affairs, Economics, General Science, History, Literature, Media Studies, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download, Video Sources
This clip sales site, which replaces BBC Motion Gallery’s Education site, aims to provide short-form educational video, licencing content from the BBC itself as well as a number of partners, including NHK, the Open University and CBS. The collections are divided into eight subject areas: Business and Economics; Earth Sciences; History; Life Sciences; Literature; Mathematics; Social Sciences and Technology. Searching can be narrowed by Collection, Topic, Age suitability and duration and users can save searches and create clip binds. Registration is required before users can search the site.
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- http://www.realityradio.org.uk/
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- Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Politics and Government
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This online radio station was established in 2010 by Kate Hudson, General Secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). Shows are recorded at the CND headquarters in London and are available globally and free of charge, as downloads from iTunes and via live streaming. Two programmes are produced. ‘Open Door’ debates key themes in current affairs with an expert guest, covering issues as diverse as the global economic crisis, the political situation in the West Bank and health issues related to the use of nuclear power. ‘The Political Week’ is concerned with British politics and current affairs. Each week a studio guest highlights key issues in the week’s politics, offering views not normally heard in the mainstream British media.
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- Link
- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/the-big-idea/id598311327?mt=10
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Current Affairs, Economics, Law, Politics and Government, Russian Studies, Social Studies, Women’s Studies
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- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Academics from the University of Edinburgh discuss a theme of contemporary relevance in this monthly podcast. The first episode saw professors from the schools of law, economics and history discuss the issues associated with Scottish independence before the 2014 referendum. Other podcasts have more of a magazine format, covering several topics, but the general focus is on current political, economic and social issues, including migration within the EU, the rise of Russian nationalism, and women’s rights, as well as more local issues, such as Scottish oral history and the negative effects of Edinburgh’s self-image. The podcast is also available on iTunes.
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